Road bikes with suspension and drop bars?
Sounds like you may want a flat bar road bike. The bike shop you get it from will be happy to swap out the bars and shifters and brake levers for extra $$$.
Maybe you should test ride a few bikes before deciding how you want it set up. You may decide you really want a hybrid, or mtn bike, or touring bike, or a standard road bike.

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